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a north korean diplomat is invited to new york to try and revive long school. nuclear program and move comes just days after envoys from north and south korea agreed to resume discussions the first meeting over two years. so i turned to the caucasus where there are a couple of days gearing up to elect a new president that's of course following the death of. aussies i'll go off now interviews the prime minister about the future of the country you without. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the ground floor. we've done the future of coverage.

hello again the welcome to squash the interview shelf on our team i'll do all that and today my guest in the studio is set again shall by three years ago two small quotations charities and south the safety act came into the spotlight arlington national media following the south a six year military conflict the two the fact that republics were finally record enough for the first week by russia and a couple of other countries two months ago i promise you a loss this president the late the good by the end is now preparing for itself election called a new head of state was going on to it that was e.f. three has off for its independence. day causing prime minister and president how folks surrogate sharma. when georgia tried to topple the resister regime in the

break with republic of self to set it free years ago moscow was there to help russia became the first state to recognize the independence of self-censorship and the other georgian breakaway republic almost cacio in the spring of this year the uprising president sort of died of heart failure and now the young country's leading for. the movie known see that there is a shortlist of three the acting head of state the opposition leader and the prime minister. this is just a lesson in mr shamba think you for coming to the program we're happy to have you with this house he has been living in it is a patient of an early election for the last two months as does this extraordinary situation the stability in the republic. it's going to it's hard to say that

i'm timely that has taken president surrogate bug up show away from us and under the constitution of a cause here the presidential election has to take place on august twenty sixth this place looks as held elections more than once before restored and i'm sure it will be the fourth presidential election in the history of the country and these elections have always met the standards of transparency and democracy as generalizations and comments made by international watchdog suggest it will but we're sure the upcoming election will also live up to these standards were invited many observers especially from some european countries to monitor the election. well some eighteen months ago we held a previous presidential election. and that was expressed by the monitors and it's highly democratic and absolutely in look at the. order there is no election rush as such among voters is their. presence society has traditionally

been much politicized and as always struggles for the citizens' rights and of causes independence. this is uncertain political activity is clearly seen of a now definitely won't cross the lines said by the constitution. because in law. sticking to the election topic you words together with the other party is acting president alexander uncle in the biggest government should explain your decision to rival each other instead of nominating a concerted candidate against the opposition leader. when you were rival in a child scandalous a dish of us has go in his own way. we think it's good to let people choose this is a democratic and open competition which makes the popular choice subject or. ask mention it comes to a second election round and the only one of you has passed is the other front

runner being hired him by. supporting one another in this case to be the opposition . you know he will greatly depend on the results of the second election round who wins. because the electorate will have formed by that time and i don't think that any attempts on the part of the political leaders to influence their opinions can succeed with sense to expect russia to take as we remember one of the candidates back in two thousand and four that you have extended talks in moscow did you sense any disposition to what is moscow saying go ahead with. a struggle for its independence for quite a long battle in the past really interest liberty for the victims and losses. therefore any for intrusion and it causes domestic affairs this is encounter a small bit of version of the population school national. it accounts for the voters over reaction and two thousand and four. which shows me on there. as far as

i see the russian leadership does not go into meddle with the presidential election this time. this is what on carbon diet have heard here and now regular meetings of the russian politicians. how do you feel about the possibility of the opposition coming to power you theory it is or should is it critical these people if the opposition seize power can this lead to relish new developments in the country we know in two thousand and four it was the opposition that the power this was preceded by a few years election struggle of course which is quite common for all elections in . given the parliamentary elections all our political events go in the atmosphere of close competition. i hate to interrupt you but the country was practically on the brink of a civil war in two thousand and four yes on the brink but we always know the right time to stop i hope so. truly unique solutions were found back in two thousand and four. rivaling candidates united their efforts and went to the next election round

as a president and vice president. but he didn't think it's because young and such matters it is life itself that directs. people not numbers and this poses certain threats to the life of the community. that's why the president society has always been so anxious to preserve stability and peace and its country. just you are generally considered to be a soft liner a politician who favors diplomacy i think you can your consent to give this interview proves the point if you still think it is more of a drawback. in the run up to the presidential election you surely have a tough action plan to combat corruption increasing community in the country i mean the. of course i have one i think you constant force law and order by police methods as well. you should use the climatic turtles and we're about to do this.

i am a person with democratic fears of a liberal heaven and i'm known for my views. so but i think that this is the right approach that helps find solutions to challenging issues that are going well any sorts of tough measures that are simply unacceptable in a cause. just like in any other country but there is there as we all can see what came out of tough regimes such as the tele terror and regimes and others. and our people are especially freedom loving zero tolerance to pressure when you go in a room and you put it all therefore in a cause there it was in the society itself. chose democracy. well george here is an example of tough proved by one person who has been in office work quite a while. but we see that the motion never stops and ga people are unhappy and the government keeps being shuffled moreover it often happens in a month constitutional way to go for a double live

a life like this but. with all the difficulties we've been having this is even little trams of the blockade. when the pressure put on us by major international players was really high and as you know the united states russia france the united kingdom germany the united nations they all see just another international organizations also in the children of conflict settlement. and most of them put pressure on us trying to drive us back into georgia. nevertheless we stood by our interests and that's something we're really know how to. deal with this let's go back to the election while looking at georgia's experience situation in georgia is quite difficult there are always some spice skin those officials close to sexually open end up in jail and so on that's what it boils down to. but it could actually be to your advantage because there is an

opinion that you has its hands busy right now it is more focused on his domestic situation and therefore you should expect this new pressure on him to interfere no proof cations from georgia during the upcoming election is that true. you know once we signed the treaty of friendship corporation a new show assistance with the russian federation so the push to find alliance with russia. in the security guarantees provided by this treaty we now have russia's protection. in the. so this we obtain the opportunity to develop economic relations with russia. and these two facts have changed the situation in a positive magically and the fears of people used to have of georgia when they were no given way to the new outlook another new concerns. these days our society feels that our priority challenge is that of corruption. and

this i think speaks a lot for itself. therefore speaking of the presidential elections where certain about have. but it well i think it's going to lower exactly the way she was largely criticised for looking into russia too much perhaps see them for having needs way too many concessions do you think the leadership there would need to make some adjustments in this sense. i think that no matter who gets the office strategic alliance whether russia will remain the top priority or not because there's a chance because there is no other option not least because other countries in the region are not yet recognized as. doing this which states edge between keeps french green or would you say it has nothing to do with the caucuses. well i think that in any case this is worth knowing well as the

city. how much truth is there in the opinion of how easy is independence can actually be in danger and the danger comes from russia that there's a risk there has he can be taken over by russia by a russian business interests and capital expense business or a bicycle. no it was go up on style really say that we are a small country place in many threads and our history proves that you must do it and what in the world go well therefore smart later she means everything to her. and thus we hope that our leaders will always be very smart see that will only would you put the most we already had some very bitter experience in the past and we should learn from it and we do not see any attempts on russia's side to suppress our national identity our statehood for a choice for the national leader. as for concerns of the economic nature economic

well we actually welcome investments and so. the president and this process is already underway in the process of the natural set up with the requests if it is not our presence is recognition of us over and say businessmen encouraged more businesses to explore the country nationally but only because so we really welcome investors and new projects in our country we already have some projects to offer it says so he shall be back in prime minister spoke like it will be shortly after the break so stay with us. twenty years ago largest country in the costs or places of.

one hundred kilometers from the beach began a journey. where did it take. for the full summit we've got it firsthand the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers not seek. first. the be. lethal. welcome back to spotlight. just a reminder that my guest in the studio. the shamba the prime minister.

we have touched upon the issue of russia's economic presence in him. and you said you welcome russian investment in their housing economy as far as i know you know what i saw when he came to our house here last year with investment from other countries not just russia he's equally important here what is the current situation . any significant investment from western countries of our presidents. don't speak of significant investments are they stage. business circles and even some american business may have been shown certain interests in the process. but anyway the number of people who come up with projects these days is rather limited . are these people interested in to be more precise in by any stretch of the black sea coast he must be after the land. to give you an example there is

a turkish company that deals with coal mining also cooperate with companies interested in a cause in resource areas travel industry and natural resources resource there are various business proposals. have already mentioned they're very scarce that which is partially the result of the western policies towards of course the united states and the european union. but there's been considerable interest in the president recently there are certain willingness to cooperate specially in the economic sphere. the us and the e.u. to develop a strategy of engagement without recognition and regard to the state. that's an interesting concept. without readmission the west cannot recognise a cause here for political reasons but at the same time it is. eager to promote cooperation with your frenchie i've heard an opinion that this move was not inspired by the wish to help not even by the considerations of profits it's been said to prevent russia from gaining them in position in the region and since this

trend of the western policies is effective because he. hasn't come for the implementation of this policy at all of course what you're saying is true. there is competition over of we have always said that it would go and also in the past when the political settlement was on the way and now when they cannot make interest for all that they are foreigners allowed to purchase real estate in a positive. there are cars in law stipulates that land can go on sale and only citizens are because they are entitled to my real estate and international at the present moment the parliament is considering a lot or after but it will enable compromise on this question. if the bill is passed there is any foreigner not only russians will be able to purchase houses in the seaside am i right i will explain the question the russian resort city of sochi is located only one hundred kilometers away from how is it tremendously popular

with tourists and is overcrowded if you think of how the sea is anything cleaner the air is cleaner the environment is much better than in sochi you should make use of this potential what is holding you back and. the thing is we want to preserve this beauty of all nature but isn't the person we feel very cautious about projects that can harm the environments or the mood for but we did we have already had to turn down some very attractive proposals because the public was very strongly opposed to the projects systems to. protect the i don't want to sound offensive with regard to how but if a woman wants to preserve her virginity she shouldn't get married and she never will in fact. we should find a compromise solution here do you think there can be a compromise in this situation. that's why we're now discussing this new compromise alone real estate. the slope will apply to the new buildings only.

it is go and so a lot of foreign citizens to buy and own new buildings and up close there are a. lot of cars ins that were driven out into turkey during the wars in the caucasus in the nineteenth century and there is many of how these living in turkey as their only personalities much more and i think. living in paris here today are very small people and you put there are you playing any real. you can paint only to attract all those who were displaced from their home country. who are pursuing a special policy in this regard as we have established a state body that deals with their past ration issues no mass migrations of stars and so far. in this that is there are people who want to come back so cross in the past ration body helps them to settle down and resolve their rising problems the story they should it's a problem besides the great number of ethical presidents living in turkey and

surely terminate the policy of the turkish government which facilitates friendly relations between the cars police and turkey. least that's turkey still hasn't recognized us or i thought the turks always take the confusion factor into consideration. because the turkish because ins are consolidated within a countrywide coke asian community. and they form a significant force that can influence the domestic political decision making process of the second. seal in this regard their policies very much the economy added since up to seventy percent of any and they reside outside their native country but their incomes over half of the budget know the steel budget of course but the household budgets of the relatives they have anything of the kind that's such a star situations are completely different because our mania is one nation state will give us the pros armenians formal ninety percent of its population whereas we

have a multicultural society. and our unique culture which incorporates many different cultures is what makes us strong as the couture. this is especially true of all capital so whom has inspired many poets and writers to pull this one of a kind mixture of cultures traditions and religions which is something truly unique in. this business. bruces of recognition for your independent state so you know quite well then at least some how slow down there's been no further progress since then as far as i know do you expect this process is to anytime soon additionally already. we have signed a treaty with russia which takes care of practically all of our key problems of the problem and the key problems any country faces in the domains of security and

economic development or the way. our alliance with russia us address these two issues both security and economic development in the most efficient way to go as it were a lot has already been done and those fears. and alliance with the world's largest country that we share extended lead boundaries with is naturally the key here. nevertheless when all diplomats continue their efforts we cooperate with many countries it is never happened before in our history let her ambassadors work somewhere far from our region so although their cousin can some existed for many centuries we continue it's day style diplomats work on distant continents during their work and less in america and south and central america in the caribbean nash as well as in the pacific region and the process is underway and the main thing. is that there are friendly nations out there and there is an understanding that a president is a sovereign term accredit states recently strong

a democrat so there are also many powerful forces trying to hinder this process well that's the political environment but it will be changing as it cannot stay the same forever of course in the end of the day is a recognition of a cause it will depend on the progress we made and another message to the world and i'm sure that our message will be saying that there is an open democratic and friendly state at this. that's the kind of country we're building through most of the. you mentioned powerful forces that this then it has is a way that i was a woman on the global to kinetic arena and what are those forces is the united states or europe or georgia where. they have been well known cases when for example belarus was ready to recognize a cause but then it faced pressure from the european union and the united states that's one simple example. but if you ever tell me to look at shank over this that

he was pressured by washington international recognition of he will go bananas i wouldn't recommend telling him that because of the well let's say he had to yield to circumstances. we understand there are things and hold no grudge against anyone of course we know that those states and their politicians live in today's world and have to take into account what's going on around so do we actually you know what's going on in the world does worry us to us in the. lynwood with russia which is you along with border suzy you also have one more important neighbor and there is georgia. which you have legally been a part of for many years expects ever to live to see a constructive dialogue starting with georgia in the immediate georgia starting to recognize a positive partially. you know what i have always said that georgia will recognize a cause they want a round the president is not the president there alone no one that they will if you

see not much time has passed and yet we already see well known and rather influential people in georgia including next president was the shevardnadze saying that it was a should be recognized. right now there are obstacles to that but i think as time goes by there will be an understanding that it is better to be friends with the president and to remain in a permanent conflict for that and confront that's when we see we are ready to have a dialogue was georgia right now but it's impossible in the sense they passed laws . don't allow us to get behind the negotiations table. to go or the as they will if they claim that a cross is an occupied country well we don't regard ourselves as occupied so i see cause we have an agreement with russia polish there is a russian military base in across europe and somehow as he is about as much occupied by russia it is georgia is occupied by the united states and the thinking well this will make continue talking to each other like that forever. georgia says that it won't be able to talk with us unless of course it is the occupied world

well in this case they have to wait for a long time and change their minds in the end anyway this is so if i get it correctly it is possible but not under the current regime in policing. i think that a sober view of the current situation in the region will prevail sooner or later assuming not only in georgia but also among those who support your objection to the podium i see that certain understanding already exists but there are various mutual obligations that prevent the polls he's. in the situation correctly and in sports. thank you very much for being with us and just to remind my guest today was the shop that opposing prime minister spoke what it will be back with more firsthand comments on was the only one in and outside russia so let's stay in our team and take a. look. home

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